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Kids Going to Kiddie Camp

Date: 07 07 1931
Description: Twelve children dressed in clothing ranging from bathing suits to a necktie posing as they wait in a yard to leave for Kiddie Camp.
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GIs at Warner Beach

Date: 08 02 1944
Description: Truax cadets serving as lifeguards while swimming at Warner Beach. Left to right, standing: Karl Peters, George Toothill, John Fink, Norman Finazzo, John O...
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Children Modeling Clothes

Date: 04 21 1948
Description: Group portrait of ten young children modeling the latest styles in clothes for children at a program presented by residents of the 2400 block at Truax Fiel...
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Swimming Group

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Description: Three men and three women outfitted for swimming and fishing pose in a tree by a river. The man on the upper left is probably N.S. Samdahl, and the man bel...
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Group Swimming and Boating

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Description: Three women and two men in swimming suits wade in the river, while two women sit in a rowboat on shore, possibly the Matt Olson farm campground.
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Women's Diving Lessons

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Description: A woman is standing in a rowboat in a diving position teaching four women in a lake how to dive. The rest of the women are in shirts printed with S.S.B.H. ...
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Madison City Swim Meet

Date: 08 07 1949
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the 15 members of the Shorewood Beach swim team, winners of the team championship at the Madison City Swim held at B.B. Clark Bea...
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Lover's Rock

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Description: Adults and children posing on and in front of Lover's Rock, which is partially submerged in water. Several sailboats are on the horizon. Caption reads: "Lo...
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Flight Nurses in Training Pool

Date: 1943
Description: Six female flight nurses in a swimming pool during aquatic training at the at Alameda Naval Air Strip. Four of the women are in a raft, and two women are i...
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Cottages at Atcheson's Resort

Date: 1930
Description: View of resort cottages near a lake. A group of vacationers are sitting on the lawn and porch. A birdhouse on a tall post is among trees on the right. Hill...
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Group Portrait of War Correspondents in Guam

Date: 04 1945
Description: A group of war correspondents, soldiers and officers pose outdoors on the sand in front of palm trees for a portrait in Guam. Many are holding a beverage a...
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Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz and Staff

Date: 05 1945
Description: Group portrait of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his staff at CinCPac/CinCPOA Advanced Headquarters on Guam. Admiral Nimitz is 9th from the left in th...
Historical Object

093 - Joy Camps Water Activities

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying five photographs. On the left is a Snipe setting sail with a camper and Miss Camp aboard. The top middle photogr...
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121 - Array of Camp Outfits

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying a group portrait and a swatch of blue cloth from the official camp uniform. Original caption notes: "Our camp ou...
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Bathers in the River

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Description: Group portrait of three women, two men, and a boy sitting in the shallow water near a shoreline.
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Roscoe Arbuckle

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Description: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle sitting in a chair holding a dog in his lap. Women wearing bathing suits are sitting and standing around him.
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Horses at Point Beach State Forest

Date: 1940
Description: Nine unidentified men and women on horseback are posing in front of the lodge at Point Beach State Forest. A young girl wearing a swimming suit is sitting ...
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Swimsuits

Date: 1926
Description: The three children of Herbert P. and Margaret Bouer Brumder are smiling while posing in their swimsuits near Pine Lake. They are, from left, Barbara, Herbe...
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Swimmers

Date: 1929
Description: Six children, four boys and two girls are posing near the diving platform on a swimming pier on Pine Lake. The children, who are wearing bathing suits, are...

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